Pulau Kukup to change from national park to Sultanate land, says TMJ


JOHOR BARU: Pulau Kukup will become Sultanate land after the Johor state government has de-gazetted it from a national park said Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail Ibni Sultan Ibrahim (pic).

He claimed that the island, one of the few pristine wetlands in South-East Asia, will be "better protected" after its status is changed from national park to Sultanate land.

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